SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line that passes through the given pair of points.
(−3, −3) and (5, −5)
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Question 582687: Find the slope of the line that passes through the given pair of points.
(−3, −3) and (5, −5)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Note:
is the first point
. So this means that and .
Also,
is the second point
. So this means that and .
Start with the slope formula.
Plug in , , , and
Subtract from to get
Subtract from to get
Reduce
So the slope of the line that goes through the points
and
is
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